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She earned her B.Sc. in Marine Biology from Federal Fluminense University, but she fell in love with education since her first time entering a classroom. She earned her B.Ed. in Science Education and her Master&#8217;s degree in Education from the same university. She has experience teaching in public and private schools in Brazil. 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She taught elementary school for six years in Alexandria and got a second Master&#8217;s focusing on Literacy Leadership in Diverse Schools. Her research interests include how White teachers teach about race and racism, and how preservice teachers are prepared to teach about justice and equity.<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->                    <\/pee><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->                <\/div>\n<p><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->                <!-- Kenesma John --><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->                <\/p>\n<div class=\"testimonial-card\"><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->                    <\/p>\n<div class=\"alumni-info\"><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->                        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/education.ufl.edu\/curriculum-teaching\/files\/2021\/11\/Kenesma-John-300x300.jpg\" class=\"alumni-photo\" alt=\"Kenesma John\"><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->                        <\/p>\n<div class=\"alumni-details\"><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->                            <\/p>\n<h4>Kenesma John<\/h4>\n<p><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->                            <pee class=\"alumni-title\">Ph.D. Student<\/pee><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->                        <\/div>\n<p><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->                    <\/div>\n<p><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->                    <pee class=\"testimonial-text\"><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->                        Kenesma earned an M.Ed. in Curriculum and Instruction at the University of St. Thomas, and is an experienced teacher with a demonstrated history of working in the primary education industry. Her research agenda is centered on Black Immigrants, Black Feminist Thought\/Black Girlhood Studies, and Culturally Responsive Teaching\/Learning. She ultimately hopes to become a university professor.<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->                    <\/pee><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->                    <\/p>\n<div class=\"accolades-section\"><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->                        <button class=\"accolades-toggle\" onclick=\"toggleAccolades(this)\"><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->                            View Accolades <span>\u25bc<\/span><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->                        <\/button><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->                        <\/p>\n<div class=\"accolades-content\"><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->                            <\/p>\n<ul class=\"arrow-bullets\"><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->                                <\/p>\n<li>Spring 2023, University of Florida Graduate Student Teaching Award<\/li>\n<p><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->                            <\/ul>\n<p><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->                        <\/div>\n<p><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->                    <\/div>\n<p><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->                <\/div>\n<p><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->                <!-- Melanie M. Acosta --><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->                <\/p>\n<div class=\"testimonial-card\"><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->                    <\/p>\n<div class=\"alumni-info\"><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->                        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/education.ufl.edu\/curriculum-teaching\/files\/2025\/07\/Frame-34.png\" class=\"alumni-photo\" alt=\"Melanie M. Acosta, Ph.D.\"><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->                        <\/p>\n<div class=\"alumni-details\"><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->                            <\/p>\n<h4>Melanie M. Acosta, Ph.D.<\/h4>\n<p><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->                            <pee class=\"alumni-title\">Doctoral Candidate<\/pee><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->                        <\/div>\n<p><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->                    <\/div>\n<p><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->                    <pee class=\"testimonial-text\"><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->                        As a former classroom teacher I was seeking a Ph.D program that could offer me the opportunity to examine critical instructional issues within the context of a dynamic sociocultural context for the purpose of improving the social and material conditions of local communities. The Ph.D program in Teachers, Schools, and Society at the University of Florida enabled me to elevate my commitment and activism to the cause of equity and excellence in education by providing the supportive independence I needed to emerge as an engaged scholar.<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->                    <\/pee><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->                <\/div>\n<p><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->                <!-- Leah Powers --><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->                <\/p>\n<div class=\"testimonial-card\"><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->                    <\/p>\n<div class=\"alumni-info\"><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->                        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/education.ufl.edu\/curriculum-teaching\/files\/2022\/07\/LeahPowers.jpg\" class=\"alumni-photo\" alt=\"Leah Powers\"><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->                        <\/p>\n<div class=\"alumni-details\"><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->                            <\/p>\n<h4>Leah Powers<\/h4>\n<p><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->                            <pee class=\"alumni-title\">Doctoral Candidate<\/pee><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->                        <\/div>\n<p><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->                    <\/div>\n<p><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->                    <pee class=\"testimonial-text\"><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->                        Born and raised in Kentucky, Leah&#8217;s academic interests include comparative and international education, sociology of education, history, and gender studies. After serving as an English teacher in Madrid, Spain, she completed her master&#8217;s at NYU. Her dissertation focuses on the women of the Armenian Genocide of 1915, examining the relationship between female representation, cultural collective memory, and non-formal education.<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->                    <\/pee><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->                    <\/p>\n<div class=\"accolades-section\"><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->                        <button class=\"accolades-toggle\" onclick=\"toggleAccolades(this)\"><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->                            View Accolades <span>\u25bc<\/span><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->                        <\/button><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->                        <\/p>\n<div class=\"accolades-content\"><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->                            <\/p>\n<ul class=\"arrow-bullets\"><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->                                <\/p>\n<li>Title VIII Graduate Fellow for less commonly taught languages by the U.S. Department of State Bureau of Intelligence and Research (Spring 2022)<\/li>\n<p><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->                                <\/p>\n<li>Eight weeks at Yerevan State University in Armenia for Armenian Language and Culture coursework<\/li>\n<p><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->                            <\/ul>\n<p><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->                        <\/div>\n<p><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->                    <\/div>\n<p><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->                <\/div>\n<p><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->            <\/div>\n<p><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->        <\/div>\n<p><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->        <\/p>\n<div class=\"slider-indicators\"><\/div>\n<p><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->    <\/div>\n<p><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->    <!-- Second Slider --><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->    <\/p>\n<div class=\"alumni-section\"><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->        <\/p>\n<div class=\"section-header\"><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->            <\/p>\n<h3 class=\"section-title\">Graduate Alumni<\/h3>\n<p><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->            <\/p>\n<div class=\"navigation-controls\"><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->                <button class=\"nav-button prev-btn\">\u2190<\/button><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->                <button class=\"nav-button next-btn\">\u2192<\/button><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->            <\/div>\n<p><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->        <\/div>\n<p><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->        <\/p>\n<div class=\"slider-container\"><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->            <\/p>\n<div class=\"slider-wrapper\"><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->                <!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->                <!-- Will Atkins --><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->                <\/p>\n<div class=\"testimonial-card\"><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->                    <\/p>\n<div class=\"alumni-info\"><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->                        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/education.ufl.edu\/curriculum-teaching\/files\/2021\/11\/Will-Atkins-300x300.jpg\" class=\"alumni-photo\" alt=\"Will Atkins\"><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->                        <\/p>\n<div class=\"alumni-details\"><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->                            <\/p>\n<h4>Will Atkins<\/h4>\n<p><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->                            <pee class=\"alumni-title\">Ph.D. Graduate<\/pee><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->                            <span class=\"graduation-year\">Graduated Spring 2022<\/span><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->                        <\/div>\n<p><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->                    <\/div>\n<p><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->                    <pee class=\"testimonial-text\"><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->                        From Tampa, Florida, Will earned a B.S. in Recreation, Parks, and Tourism from UF, and an M.A. in Higher Education Administration from University of Michigan. His research centered on the experiences and histories of Black students in higher education, collecting oral histories of Black women across the civil rights and Black power movements.<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->                    <\/pee><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->                    <\/p>\n<div class=\"accolades-section\"><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->                        <button class=\"accolades-toggle\" onclick=\"toggleAccolades(this)\"><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->                            View Accolades <span>\u25bc<\/span><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->                        <\/button><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->                        <\/p>\n<div class=\"accolades-content\"><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->                            <\/p>\n<ul><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->                                <\/p>\n<li>UF Alumni Association 40 Gators Under 40 Honoree (2021)<\/li>\n<p><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->                                <\/p>\n<li>Outstanding young alumni award from the UF College of Health and Human Performance (2022)<\/li>\n<p><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->                            <\/ul>\n<p><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->                        <\/div>\n<p><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->                    <\/div>\n<p><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->                <\/div>\n<p><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->                <!-- Erika Davis --><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->                <\/p>\n<div class=\"testimonial-card\"><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->                    <\/p>\n<div class=\"alumni-info\"><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->                        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/education.ufl.edu\/curriculum-teaching\/files\/2021\/12\/cropped_Erika-Davis.jpg\" class=\"alumni-photo\" alt=\"Erika Davis\"><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->                        <\/p>\n<div class=\"alumni-details\"><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->                            <\/p>\n<h4>Erika Davis<\/h4>\n<p><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->                            <pee class=\"alumni-title\">Ph.D. Graduate<\/pee><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->                            <span class=\"graduation-year\">Graduated Spring 2023<\/span><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->                        <\/div>\n<p><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->                    <\/div>\n<p><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->                    <pee class=\"testimonial-text\"><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->                        Originally from Allentown, Pennsylvania, Erika earned a B.A. in Mathematics and M.Ed. in Secondary Mathematics Education from Lehigh University. Her interdisciplinary research includes content analyses rooted in Critical Race Theory and ethnographic studies of Latinx student experiences. Her dissertation examined how Latinx communities in small towns navigate racialized politics to advocate for educational resources.<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->                    <\/pee><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->                    <\/p>\n<div class=\"accolades-section\"><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->                        <button class=\"accolades-toggle\" onclick=\"toggleAccolades(this)\"><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->                            View Accolades <span>\u25bc<\/span><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->                        <\/button><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->                        <\/p>\n<div class=\"accolades-content\"><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->                            <\/p>\n<ul class=\"arrow-bullets\"><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->                                <\/p>\n<li>Research fellowship with the Center for Puerto Rican Studies (Centro) at CUNY<\/li>\n<p><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->                                <\/p>\n<li>Rothman Doctoral Fellowship from UF&#8217;s Center for Humanities and the Public Sphere (2022-2023)<\/li>\n<p><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->                            <\/ul>\n<p><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->                        <\/div>\n<p><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->                    <\/div>\n<p><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->                <\/div>\n<p><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->                <!-- Hank Samuels --><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->                <\/p>\n<div class=\"testimonial-card\"><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->                    <\/p>\n<div class=\"alumni-info\"><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->                        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/education.ufl.edu\/curriculum-teaching\/files\/2021\/12\/Hank-Samuels.png\" class=\"alumni-photo\" alt=\"Hank Samuels\"><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->                        <\/p>\n<div class=\"alumni-details\"><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->                            <\/p>\n<h4>Hank Samuels<\/h4>\n<p><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->                            <pee class=\"alumni-title\">Ph.D. Graduate<\/pee><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->                            <span class=\"graduation-year\">Graduated Spring 2024<\/span><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->                        <\/div>\n<p><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->                    <\/div>\n<p><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->                    <pee class=\"testimonial-text\"><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->                        From St. Augustine, FL, Hank received his B.A. in Elementary Education with a minor in African American Studies from UNC Chapel Hill and master&#8217;s in Educational Leadership from Florida State University. As a former elementary school teacher, he&#8217;s interested in the intersections of teacher education, creativity, and arts integration, specifically examining how educators can support the imagination-intellectual development of students.<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->                    <\/pee><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->                    <\/p>\n<div class=\"accolades-section\"><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->                        <button class=\"accolades-toggle\" onclick=\"toggleAccolades(this)\"><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->                            View Accolades <span>\u25bc<\/span><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->                        <\/button><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->                        <\/p>\n<div class=\"accolades-content\"><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->                            <\/p>\n<ul class=\"arrow-bullets\"><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->                                <\/p>\n<li>Calvin A. 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With a BFA from Syracuse University and teaching experience in visual arts and technology education, she conducted interdisciplinary research at the intersections of teacher education, educational technology, and equity\/social justice pedagogy.<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->                    <\/pee><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->                    <\/p>\n<div class=\"accolades-section\"><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->                        <button class=\"accolades-toggle\" onclick=\"toggleAccolades(this)\"><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->                            View Accolades <span>\u25bc<\/span><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->                        <\/button><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->                        <\/p>\n<div class=\"accolades-content\"><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->                            <\/p>\n<ul class=\"arrow-bullets\"><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->                                <\/p>\n<li>Exemplary Online Award for &#8220;Student Engagement&#8221; &#8211; University of Florida, Center for Teaching Excellence<\/li>\n<p><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->                                <\/p>\n<li>Graduate Student Teaching Award &#8211; University of Florida, Graduate School<\/li>\n<p><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->                                <\/p>\n<li>Rising Star Award &#8211; University of Florida, Center for Teaching Excellence<\/li>\n<p><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->                                <\/p>\n<li>Research Award &#8211; &#8220;Arts &#038; Humanities&#8221; category winner at Graduate Student Research Day<\/li>\n<p><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->                            <\/ul>\n<p><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->                        <\/div>\n<p><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->                    <\/div>\n<p><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->                <\/div>\n<p><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->            <\/div>\n<p><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->        <\/div>\n<p><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->        <\/p>\n<div class=\"slider-indicators\"><\/div>\n<p><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->    <\/div>\n<p><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->  <script><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->        function toggleAccolades(button) {<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->            const content = button.nextElementSibling;<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->            const arrow = button.querySelector('span');<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->            <!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->            content.classList.toggle('expanded');<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->            arrow.textContent = content.classList.contains('expanded') ? 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0.95rem;<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->            }<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->        }<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->    <\/style>\n<p><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->    <\/p>\n<div class=\"alumni-section\"><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->        <\/p>\n<div class=\"section-header\"><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->            <\/p>\n<h3 class=\"section-title\">Our Ph.D. Students<\/h3>\n<p><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->            <\/p>\n<div class=\"navigation-controls\"><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->                <button class=\"nav-button\" id=\"prevBtn\">\u2190<\/button><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->                <button class=\"nav-button\" id=\"nextBtn\">\u2192<\/button><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->            <\/div>\n<p><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->        <\/div>\n<p><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->        <\/p>\n<div class=\"slider-container\"><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->            <\/p>\n<div class=\"slider-wrapper\" id=\"sliderWrapper\"><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->                <!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->                <!-- Current Students --><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->                <!-- Bruna Canellas --><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->                <\/p>\n<div class=\"testimonial-card\"><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->                    <\/p>\n<div class=\"alumni-info\"><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->                        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/education.ufl.edu\/curriculum-teaching\/files\/2023\/09\/Bruna-Canellas-300x300.jpg\" class=\"alumni-photo\" alt=\"Bruna Canellas\"><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->                        <\/p>\n<div class=\"alumni-details\"><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->                            <\/p>\n<h4>Bruna Canellas<\/h4>\n<p><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->                            <pee class=\"alumni-title\">Ph.D. Student<\/pee><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->                        <\/div>\n<p><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->                    <\/div>\n<p><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->                    <pee class=\"testimonial-text\"><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->                        Bruna Canellas is from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. She earned her B.Sc. in Marine Biology from Federal Fluminense University, but she fell in love with education since her first time entering a classroom. She earned her B.Ed. in Science Education and her Master&#8217;s degree in Education from the same university. She has experience teaching in public and private schools in Brazil. Her academic interests are teachers&#8217; experiences of leadership, science education, and curriculum development.<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->                    <\/pee><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->                <\/div>\n<p><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->                <!-- Amy Christensen --><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->                <\/p>\n<div class=\"testimonial-card\"><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->                    <\/p>\n<div class=\"alumni-info\"><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->                        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/education.ufl.edu\/curriculum-teaching\/files\/2022\/09\/Amy-Christiansen-300x293.png\" class=\"alumni-photo\" alt=\"Amy Christensen\"><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->                        <\/p>\n<div class=\"alumni-details\"><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->                            <\/p>\n<h4>Amy Christensen<\/h4>\n<p><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->                            <pee class=\"alumni-title\">Ph.D. Student<\/pee><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->                        <\/div>\n<p><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->                    <\/div>\n<p><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->                    <pee class=\"testimonial-text\"><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->                        From Ashburn, Virginia, Amy earned a B.S in Elementary Education and M.A. in Curriculum and Instruction from the University of Connecticut, where she also played Division I volleyball. She taught elementary school for six years in Alexandria and got a second Master&#8217;s focusing on Literacy Leadership in Diverse Schools. Her research interests include how White teachers teach about race and racism, and how preservice teachers are prepared to teach about justice and equity.<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->                    <\/pee><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->                <\/div>\n<p><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->                <!-- Kenesma John --><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->                <\/p>\n<div class=\"testimonial-card\"><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->                    <\/p>\n<div class=\"alumni-info\"><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->                        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/education.ufl.edu\/curriculum-teaching\/files\/2021\/11\/Kenesma-John-300x300.jpg\" class=\"alumni-photo\" alt=\"Kenesma John\"><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->                        <\/p>\n<div class=\"alumni-details\"><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->                            <\/p>\n<h4>Kenesma John<\/h4>\n<p><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->                            <pee class=\"alumni-title\">Ph.D. Student<\/pee><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->                        <\/div>\n<p><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->                    <\/div>\n<p><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->                    <pee class=\"testimonial-text\"><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->                        Kenesma earned an M.Ed. in Curriculum and Instruction at the University of St. Thomas, and is an experienced teacher with a demonstrated history of working in the primary education industry. Her research agenda is centered on Black Immigrants, Black Feminist Thought\/Black Girlhood Studies, and Culturally Responsive Teaching\/Learning. She ultimately hopes to become a university professor.<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->                    <\/pee><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->                    <\/p>\n<div class=\"accolades-section\"><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->                        <button class=\"accolades-toggle\" onclick=\"toggleAccolades(this)\"><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->                            View Accolades <span>\u25bc<\/span><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->                        <\/button><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->                        <\/p>\n<div class=\"accolades-content\"><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->                            <\/p>\n<ul class=\"arrow-bullets\"><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->                                <\/p>\n<li>Spring 2023, University of Florida Graduate Student Teaching Award<\/li>\n<p><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->                            <\/ul>\n<p><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->                        <\/div>\n<p><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->                    <\/div>\n<p><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->                <\/div>\n<p><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->                <!-- Ebonie Bennett --><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->                <\/p>\n<div class=\"testimonial-card\"><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->                    <\/p>\n<div class=\"alumni-info\"><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->                        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/education.ufl.edu\/curriculum-teaching\/files\/2023\/09\/Ebonie_Bennett-300x300.jpg\" class=\"alumni-photo\" alt=\"Ebonie Bennett\"><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->                        <\/p>\n<div class=\"alumni-details\"><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->                            <\/p>\n<h4>Ebonie Bennett<\/h4>\n<p><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->                            <pee class=\"alumni-title\">Doctoral Candidate<\/pee><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->                        <\/div>\n<p><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->                    <\/div>\n<p><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->                    <pee class=\"testimonial-text\"><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->                        Originally from Miami, Florida, Ebonie is a Triple Florida Gator with academic interests including Black Critical Theory, Critical Autoethnography, and Teacher Education. Her five-year tenure as an educator was dedicated to cultivating joyous, intellectually rigorous, and affirming classroom experiences. She&#8217;s completing her dissertation on critical autoethnographic exploration of anti-blackness within education, aspiring to elevate Black educational prospects through storytelling.<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->                    <\/pee><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->                <\/div>\n<p><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->                <!-- Leah Powers --><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->                <\/p>\n<div class=\"testimonial-card\"><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->                    <\/p>\n<div class=\"alumni-info\"><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->                        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/education.ufl.edu\/curriculum-teaching\/files\/2022\/07\/LeahPowers.jpg\" class=\"alumni-photo\" alt=\"Leah Powers\"><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->                        <\/p>\n<div class=\"alumni-details\"><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->                            <\/p>\n<h4>Leah Powers<\/h4>\n<p><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->                            <pee class=\"alumni-title\">Doctoral Candidate<\/pee><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->                        <\/div>\n<p><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->                    <\/div>\n<p><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->                    <pee class=\"testimonial-text\"><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->                        Born and raised in Kentucky, Leah&#8217;s academic interests include comparative and international education, sociology of education, history, and gender studies. After serving as an English teacher in Madrid, Spain, she completed her master&#8217;s at NYU. Her dissertation focuses on the women of the Armenian Genocide of 1915, examining the relationship between female representation, cultural collective memory, and non-formal education.<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->                    <\/pee><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->                    <\/p>\n<div class=\"accolades-section\"><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->                        <button class=\"accolades-toggle\" onclick=\"toggleAccolades(this)\"><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->                            View Accolades <span>\u25bc<\/span><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->                        <\/button><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->                        <\/p>\n<div class=\"accolades-content\"><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->                            <\/p>\n<ul class=\"arrow-bullets\"><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->                                <\/p>\n<li>Title VIII Graduate Fellow for less commonly taught languages by the U.S. Department of State Bureau of Intelligence and Research (Spring 2022)<\/li>\n<p><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->                                <\/p>\n<li>Eight weeks at Yerevan State University in Armenia for Armenian Language and Culture coursework<\/li>\n<p><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->                            <\/ul>\n<p><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->                        <\/div>\n<p><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->                    <\/div>\n<p><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->                <\/div>\n<p><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->                <!-- Michael Scofield --><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->                <\/p>\n<div class=\"testimonial-card\"><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->                    <\/p>\n<div class=\"alumni-info\"><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->                        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/education.ufl.edu\/curriculum-teaching\/files\/2021\/12\/Michael-Scofield.jpg\" class=\"alumni-photo\" alt=\"Michael Scofield\"><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->                        <\/p>\n<div class=\"alumni-details\"><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->                            <\/p>\n<h4>Michael Scofield<\/h4>\n<p><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->                            <pee class=\"alumni-title\">Ph.D. Student<\/pee><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->                        <\/div>\n<p><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->                    <\/div>\n<p><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->                    <pee class=\"testimonial-text\"><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->                        From Frankfort, Indiana, Michael is a second-generation educator who completed his B.A. in English Education at Purdue University and M.S in Higher Education Administration at Southern New Hampshire University. His 10 years teaching at a Title I high school sparked his interest in the intersection of advanced academic programs and marginalized student access, LGBTQIA+ student experiences, and culturally sustaining practices.<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->                    <\/pee><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->                    <\/p>\n<div class=\"accolades-section\"><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->                        <button class=\"accolades-toggle\" onclick=\"toggleAccolades(this)\"><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->                            View Accolades <span>\u25bc<\/span><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->                        <\/button><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->                        <\/p>\n<div class=\"accolades-content\"><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->                            <\/p>\n<ul class=\"arrow-bullets\"><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->                                <\/p>\n<li>2023, University of Florida College of Education, Outstanding Graduate Professional Practice Award<\/li>\n<p><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->                                <\/p>\n<li>Spring 2023, University of Florida, Graduate Student Teaching Award<\/li>\n<p><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->                                <\/p>\n<li>2022, UF David and Wanda Brown Center Community Engagement Microgrant &#8211; $4,000 for &#8220;Rising Up: Utilizing Culturally Sustaining Texts for Marginalized Youth&#8221;<\/li>\n<p><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->                            <\/ul>\n<p><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->                        <\/div>\n<p><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->                    <\/div>\n<p><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->                <\/div>\n<p><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->                <!-- Rachel Silva --><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->                <\/p>\n<div class=\"testimonial-card\"><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->                    <\/p>\n<div class=\"alumni-info\"><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->                        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/education.ufl.edu\/curriculum-teaching\/files\/2021\/12\/Rachel-Silva.jpg\" class=\"alumni-photo\" alt=\"Rachel Silva\"><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->                        <\/p>\n<div class=\"alumni-details\"><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->                            <\/p>\n<h4>Rachel Silva<\/h4>\n<p><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->                            <pee class=\"alumni-title\">Ph.D. Student<\/pee><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->                        <\/div>\n<p><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->                    <\/div>\n<p><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->                    <pee class=\"testimonial-text\"><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->                        From Fall River, Massachusetts, Rachel earned a B.A in Special Education and Creative Writing from Lesley University, and an M.Ed from Boston College. She&#8217;s a graduate assistant at UF&#8217;s CEEDAR Center working to reform special teacher preparation programs across the US. She worked as a special education teacher and reading specialist for 6 years, and has developed teacher training programs internationally in Guyana, Bolivia, Greece, and Peru.<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->                    <\/pee><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->                    <\/p>\n<div class=\"accolades-section\"><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->                        <button class=\"accolades-toggle\" onclick=\"toggleAccolades(this)\"><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->                            View Accolades <span>\u25bc<\/span><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->                        <\/button><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->                        <\/p>\n<div class=\"accolades-content\"><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->                            <\/p>\n<ul class=\"arrow-bullets\"><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->                                <\/p>\n<li>The Evelyn L. Wenzel Memorial Scholarship from UF<\/li>\n<p><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->                                <\/p>\n<li>Travel award from the Teacher Education Division of the Council for Exceptional Children for CEC Legislative Summit<\/li>\n<p><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->                            <\/ul>\n<p><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->                        <\/div>\n<p><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->                    <\/div>\n<p><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->                <\/div>\n<p><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->                <!-- Jalea Turner --><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->                <\/p>\n<div class=\"testimonial-card\"><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->                    <\/p>\n<div class=\"alumni-info\"><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->                        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/education.ufl.edu\/curriculum-teaching\/files\/2021\/12\/Jalea_Turner.jpg\" class=\"alumni-photo\" alt=\"Jalea Turner\"><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->                        <\/p>\n<div class=\"alumni-details\"><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->                            <\/p>\n<h4>Jalea Turner<\/h4>\n<p><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->                            <pee class=\"alumni-title\">Ph.D. Student<\/pee><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->                        <\/div>\n<p><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->                    <\/div>\n<p><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->                    <pee class=\"testimonial-text\"><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->                        Born and raised in Florida, Jalea is a two-time Gator who earned her B.A. in Elementary Education and master&#8217;s in Special Education from UF. Currently a first-grade instructor at PK Yonge Development Research School, she co-leads the school&#8217;s subcommittee on hiring and retention of teachers of Color and is a founding member of the Racial Equity Council. Her research interests include teacher education centered on justice and supporting teachers of Color.<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->                    <\/pee><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->                    <\/p>\n<div class=\"accolades-section\"><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->                        <button class=\"accolades-toggle\" onclick=\"toggleAccolades(this)\"><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->                            View Accolades <span>\u25bc<\/span><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->                        <\/button><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->                        <\/p>\n<div class=\"accolades-content\"><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->                            <\/p>\n<ul class=\"arrow-bullets\"><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->                                <\/p>\n<li>Grant from Learning for Justice to create an early childhood social studies curriculum centering social justice<\/li>\n<p><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->                            <\/ul>\n<p><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->                        <\/div>\n<p><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->                    <\/div>\n<p><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->                <\/div>\n<p><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->                <!-- Will Atkins --><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->                <\/p>\n<div class=\"testimonial-card\"><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->                    <\/p>\n<div class=\"alumni-info\"><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->                        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/education.ufl.edu\/curriculum-teaching\/files\/2021\/11\/Will-Atkins-300x300.jpg\" class=\"alumni-photo\" alt=\"Will Atkins\"><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->                        <\/p>\n<div class=\"alumni-details\"><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->                            <\/p>\n<h4>Will Atkins<\/h4>\n<p><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->                            <pee class=\"alumni-title\">Ph.D. Graduate<\/pee><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->                        <\/div>\n<p><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->                    <\/div>\n<p><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->                    <pee class=\"testimonial-text\"><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->                        From Tampa, Florida, Will earned a B.S. in Recreation, Parks, and Tourism from UF, and an M.A. in Higher Education Administration from University of Michigan. His research centered on the experiences and histories of Black students in higher education, collecting oral histories of Black women across the civil rights and Black power movements.<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->                    <\/pee><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->                    <\/p>\n<div class=\"accolades-section\"><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->                        <button class=\"accolades-toggle\" onclick=\"toggleAccolades(this)\"><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->                            View Accolades <span>\u25bc<\/span><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->                        <\/button><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->                        <\/p>\n<div class=\"accolades-content\"><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->                            <\/p>\n<ul><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->                                <\/p>\n<li>UF Alumni Association 40 Gators Under 40 Honoree (2021)<\/li>\n<p><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->                                <\/p>\n<li>Outstanding young alumni award from the UF College of Health and Human Performance (2022)<\/li>\n<p><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->                            <\/ul>\n<p><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->                        <\/div>\n<p><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->                    <\/div>\n<p><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->                <\/div>\n<p><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->                <!-- Erika Davis --><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->                <\/p>\n<div class=\"testimonial-card\"><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->                    <\/p>\n<div class=\"alumni-info\"><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->                        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/education.ufl.edu\/curriculum-teaching\/files\/2021\/12\/cropped_Erika-Davis.jpg\" class=\"alumni-photo\" alt=\"Erika Davis\"><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->                        <\/p>\n<div class=\"alumni-details\"><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->                            <\/p>\n<h4>Erika Davis<\/h4>\n<p><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->                            <pee class=\"alumni-title\">Ph.D. Graduate<\/pee><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->                        <\/div>\n<p><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->                    <\/div>\n<p><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->                    <pee class=\"testimonial-text\"><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->                        Originally from Allentown, Pennsylvania, Erika earned a B.A. in Mathematics and M.Ed. in Secondary Mathematics Education from Lehigh University. Her interdisciplinary research includes content analyses rooted in Critical Race Theory and ethnographic studies of Latinx student experiences. 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